IT WAS apparent from the start that there was a gulf in class between the two teams.

Waterloo looked strong in all departments and were just too quick on the ball for the Blues.

Within two minutes Waterloo had scored, surprising the Macclesfield defence with the speed of their recycling.

Scores came at regular intervals and Macclesfield’s cause was not helped when Steve Campbell was sin-binned after 15 minutes for a professional foul.

Before 30 minutes were up Waterloo were 34 points to three to the good.

Macc managed to get a little possession and from the resulting pressure Jonathan Keep went over for Macclesfield’s first try.

The second half proved to be a repeat of the first with Waterloo repeating their score in the first. They ran in a total of 12 tries but only converted four which kept the score below 70 points. Macc’s only reply was a well constructed try wide out Campbell from rare lineout possession.